Stochastic Wednesday
Todd Sickafoose’s Blood Orange (feat. Will Bernard, Mike Gamble, John Ellis, Alan Ferber & Allison Miller) Barbes, 3/26/08
Outrage
As noted previously, there are Olivier Messiaen memorial concerts happening all over the world this season, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The orchestral work that many
Monday Night Special
I thought I was back in Austin last night for Kuntry Karaoke at Hank’s Saloon on 3rd & Atlantic in Brooklyn. It’s pretty much what you might expect, but with
I’m Not TONY
For those of you who might be new to FoM, a point of clarification about my Concert Calendar: these are the concerts that I myself plan on attending, not everything
Easter Day
I’m not religious in any traditional sense, but when I used to live on 109th St. and Amsterdam, there was no bigger day on the calendar than Easter Sunday at
Redemption
Well. I got in, and the minute Judy Collins started singing "Bright Morning Stars," I completely forgot about the wait. She followed it up with a sing-a-long "Amazing Grace" that
Disappointment
I should have known better than to cut it close at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine this morning, after getting locked out of the Christmas Eve service in
Love and Death
A check of the FoM archives reveals that I’ve yet to post a review from the Metropolitan Opera. Which is bewildering to me, considering I’ve been attending operas at the
Long Haul
It’s intermission after Act 2 of Wagner’s Tristan Und Isolde, and we’re already past the four hour point. It’s good – great even – but I think I need to